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晚清 金纍絲花卉紋項鏈
「H」「100」款
本拍品含金量為21-22K,重量約為178克
Provenance: a British private collection
The mark beside the '100' mark could be the letter 'H' in Gothic script. According to Chen Zhigao's research, while this mark has traditionally been identified as 'K' in previous scholarship, he suggests that it could instead be 'H,' representing the silver retailer 'Hoa Ching' (浩星 or 浩昌) in Guangzhou. For further discussion on this mark, see Chen Zhigao, Zhongguo yinlou yu yinqi: waixiao (中國銀樓與銀器:外銷), Beijing, pp.36-37 and p.65.
The intricately crafted necklace was presented to the bride as part of her wedding adornment. See a similar gold necklace, 19th century, illustrated in Spink & Son Ltd., The Minor Arts of China, London, 1987, p.49. See also a similar but silver gilt wedding necklace, late 19th century, illustrated in Ben Janssens Oriental Art, TEFAF 2016, London, 2016, pp.136-137.